Volcano vs Waikoloa Beach Resort

A side-by-side comparison of Volcano and Waikoloa Beach Resort: population, income, housing, and more.

Volcano and Waikoloa Beach Resort are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waikoloa Beach Resort has the higher population (737 vs 580 in Volcano). Waikoloa Beach Resort has the higher median household income ($83,438 vs $72,135 in Volcano). Waikoloa Beach Resort has the higher median home value ($1,168,900 vs $602,500 in Volcano).

Population, income & housing

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
Population	580	737
Median age	68.0 yrs	67.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,135	$83,438
Median home value	$602,500	$1,168,900
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	441	2,447
Homeownership rate	94.4%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	56.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
Population	3,570 → 580 (-83.8%)	606 → 737 (+21.6%)
Median household income	$55,612 → $72,135 (+29.7%)	$110,833 → $83,438 (-24.7%)
Median home value	$226,700 → $602,500 (+165.8%)	$803,900 → $1,168,900 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,594 → $3,501 (+35.0%)

Volcano

Population

3,570580

Median household income

$55,612$72,135

Median home value

$226,700$602,500

Waikoloa Beach Resort

Population

606737

Median household income

$110,833$83,438

Median home value

$803,900$1,168,900

Median gross rent

$2,594$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.9%	4.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	2.8%	0.8%
35 to 44	6.9%	2.4%
45 to 54	4.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	27.6%	17.9%
65 to 74	36.9%	44.9%
75 and over	16.7%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
White (non-Hispanic)	52.6%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.1%	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	19.7%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
No high school diploma	1.6%	0.5%
High school graduate	18.7%	9.4%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	21.8%	32.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
Drove alone	46.4%	51.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	42.6%	38.4%
Other means	3.8%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
1-unit, detached	98.4%	11.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	68.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Volcano	Waikoloa Beach Resort
Poverty rate	10.9%	26.3%
Average household size	1.61	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	49	34
Median year structure built	1996	2003